Homestead Rescue

Jun 17, 2016

In Montana, the Raney's help Beth and Mike Ettinger who live in an abandoned ghost town where many previous homesteaders failed. Survival is a battle on this homestead that is stalked by a mountain lion and void of any livestock, water or food.

Jun 24, 2016

The Raney's attempt to help the Zabec family in Virginia. With pigs destroying the homestead, predators killing livestock, and a huge oak threatening their cabin, the Raney's must convince them that their free-range dream is killing their homestead.

Jul 8, 2016

The Deeters are dog-mushers with a homestead on the edge of disaster. Bears dine on the dog food and the forest around them is a deadly tinder box. The Raneys must push them to make drastic changes, but discover the Deeters don't trust outsiders.

Jul 15, 2016

In the Nevada desert, the Kondors homestead has turned to dust. The Raney's discover rattler infested trailers, searing heat and sand storms but when Marty finds the Kondors have no water, he gambles all to save the dying homestead.

Jul 9, 2016

Marty, Matt & Misty Raney help the Russell family struggling on a failing homestead in the forests of Pennsylvania. During the biggest storm of the century, the family faces a food shortage with no hunting skills and a cabin on the brink of collapse.

Jul 29, 2016

The Raney's rush to a failing homestead in Colorado where they find husband Don makes a 40 mile mountain commute each day, leaving his wife alone, terrified to leave the house because it's surrounded by bears and mountain lions.

Jun 14, 2017

Poisoned well water and a mystery predator plague an Arizona homestead. After the family dog is killed, the Raneys must act quick to stop the couple from becoming the next victims.

Jun 22, 2017

Fire is a constant threat for this Oregon homestead. Livestock should be meat, but here they are family pets. The Raneys must teach a hungry family to work together before its too late.

Jun 29, 2017

An isolated road becomes a death trap when a medical emergency strikes a secluded homestead. The Raneys face their first ever failed rescue.

Jul 6, 2017

A nightmare in North Carolina. A couple that is terrified to hunt and a ramshackle home with exposed wires in the shower and chickens in the living room. The Raneys have never seen a homestead like this.

Jul 13, 2017

Arctic Temperatures and a hungry grizzly wreak havoc on a struggling homestead. The Raneys leap to action with huge builds including a blacksmith shop, but tragedy strikes.

Jul 19, 2017

The Raneys try to access 40 acres of wilderness to build a new homestead.

Nov 15, 2017

The Raneys find a bee-keeper with hives attracting bears and a homestead too unsanitary for a child to visit. Marty builds a bathhouse and bush-engineers a windmill water pump, but violent winds threaten to derail his mission to reunite a family.

Nov 22, 2017

The Raneys must rescue an Arizona family under siege from livestock-eating coyotes & hungry cattle! While Marty and Matt try to build a massive livestock "fort" from three 40 foot storage containers, Misty must find a way to grow crops in the desert.

Nov 29, 2017

The Raneys must save an Oregon homestead trapped at the bottom of a 100 foot cliff separating them from four acres of land they need for food and livestock. Marty risks all forming a road up a bedrock cliff to a forest crawling with mountain lions.

Dec 6, 2017

The Raneys face a first: a homestead completely abandoned by a couple now stranded in an Ohio suburb. Hope lies solely in firing up a rusted old gas well and converting natural gas into light, heat, and power to shock this homestead back to life.

Dec 13, 2017

The Raney family goes to the Ozarks, where Marty spent his childhood homesteading and discover a malnourished couple and a moldy cabin that's making them sick. Massive electric storms hit, but the homestead must be built before Mother Nature wins.

Dec 20, 2017

The Raneys must save two Hawaiian homesteaders who built their dream homestead in the path of life-threatening flash floods. As the weather closes in, the Raneys must battle to save a homestead from drowning & also win the trust of the homesteaders.

Dec 27, 2017

A hungry bear scratching the walls, disease carrying ticks, no food to eat, no power to cry for help, and 60 massive oaks looming over a flimsy cabin in tornado alley. Is this Missouri homestead the Raneys greatest ever challenge? You bet it is.

Jan 2, 2019

Toxic land plagues this Kentucky homestead, so the Raneys must build the Rains family a hillside garden, turn a cave into a goat fortress, and find uncontaminated water deep underground.

Jan 9, 2019

Stranded on a cliff in their RV, amputee Jeff Tatsch and wife Carol need a livable home, water, and a place to grow food, so the Raneys build an entire cabin from scratch on solid ground and harness a source of water from a natural spring.

Jan 16, 2019

Marty embarks on an ambitious, off-grid hydropower system after Tennessee storms obliterate the Reathifords' power source; Matt creates a meat smoker, but a surprise accident leads to a construction site injury for one of the Raneys.

Jan 23, 2019

The Raneys create their first-ever self-automated homestead in the fierce Alaskan wilderness to function while firefighters Kim and Casey Boespflug are away on duty.

Jan 30, 2019

A dangerous request from the Smith family in a Missouri flood zone forces the Raneys into the homestead challenge of their lives as they build a dam and plan an entire cabin move; to save the family's business, Matt embarks on a knife shop remodel.

Feb 6, 2019

The Raneys must move an entire cabin into the flood zone as Marty's dam is put to the test. A surprise arrival of chicks means Misty needs a clever upgrade for a ravaged chicken coop. And Matt crafts a knife blade in the Smiths' newly improved foundry.

Feb 13, 2019

Marty helps Oregon homesteaders April and Mike Kondash build a barn, Misty creates her first-ever subterranean garden, and Matt finds a humane approach to a mysterious predator threat.

Feb 20, 2019

Threatened by an approaching wildfire, Stuart & Toni Rinker need a quick solution to their failing Idaho homestead. The Raneys plan to fire-proof the Rinkers' cabin and build a firebreak, but will Stuart's opposition jeopardize success and their lives?

Jun 12, 2019

A homestead in serious danger of a raging California wildfire prompts Marty to clear cut surrounding trees and create an evacuation ark for the Grants' livestock while Matt devises a unique layer of fire protection to save the home from destruction.

Jun 19, 2019

Marty takes on a risky first-time build - a huge diverter trench to deflect the torrents of storm water devastating the homestead of musician Lou and his wife Stacey. But with a huge storm forecast, no one can predict if this rescue will succeed.

Jun 26, 2019

Shocked to find a bear den near the Counter family's Colorado homestead, the Raneys build an old school root cellar and innovative greenhouse and attempt to inspire two off-grid reluctant teenage sisters to help bring their father's dream to life.

Sep 23, 2019

A day in, Marty is hit with a bombshell the old well he's come to fix has already claimed its first victim. To set the Dagues on a path to self-sufficiency, the Raneys try to deliver a long-term water source, protein supply, and sustainable power.

Sep 30, 2019

The Raneys return to Alaska to discover their own homestead in utter disrepair. Beetle kill has destroyed their only access, so they race to build a steel tram before the deep freeze sets in. But can it withstand the force of a 7.2 earthquake?

Jan 2, 2020

In Alaska, the Raneys turn a homestead on the verge of going up in flames into a golden opportunity. Later they race to Louisiana to protect a family under threat of vicious storms, black mold and feral hogs.

Jan 9, 2020

To save a single mom and her daughter from rampaging moose and secure a source of food, Marty builds a bridge across a murky creek to access more property, Matt teaches predator deterrent techniques, and Misty builds a snow-proof greenhouse.

Jan 16, 2020

The Raneys find a family living in a home made of tire bales.

Jan 23, 2020

The Raneys continue rescuing the tire bale homestead in Central Ohio.

Jan 30, 2020

After an earthquake, Marty saves the Hartleys' log cabin from crumbling.

Feb 6, 2020

The Raneys help an Oregon couple with a toxic salt water well.

Feb 13, 2020

The Raneys tackle a treehouse cabin on the verge of collapse in Missouri.

Feb 20, 2020

The Raneys use all-new ingenuity to make an Idaho family's cabin livable.

Feb 27, 2020

The Raneys give a masterclass on rebuilding from scratch in NorCal.

Mar 5, 2020

The Raneys help a couple whose Arizona homestead is threatened by monsoons.

Mar 12, 2020

The Raneys visit a wind-ravaged homestead in the Smoky Mountains.

Mar 19, 2020

The Raneys test their ingenuity on a lava-damaged homestead in Hawaii.

Aug 20, 2020

The Raney family turns cameras on themselves as they shelter in place on their Alaskan homestead.

Aug 27, 2020

The intense winter has frozen the water supply on the homestead, forcing Marty to hunt for a new water source In Hawaii, Matt and his wife Katie self-film a lesson in Cacao harvesting on her family's plantation.

Sep 3, 2020

The Raneys kick off an annual tradition on the Alaskan homestead with a project that passes along essential skills to the next generation. The Raneys check in via video with homesteaders who built a house with 30,000 rubber tires.

Sep 10, 2020

In Alaska, Marty races to rescue his property from a deluge of snow runoff. In Hawaii, Matt builds a human-sized slingshot to bring down invasive trees. The Raneys check-in with homesteaders rebuilding after devastating wildfires.

Sep 17, 2020

Marty embarks on a dangerous self-shot mission to carve a road up 300-foot cliffs. With their chickens growing, Misty enlists her family to build a predator-proof coop from scratch.

Sep 24, 2020

Spring arrives and the family self-shoots preparation for the epic expansion of their homestead. Misty plots a supersized greenhouse to feed three generations, while Matt and Marty acquire the family's first ever sawmill.

Jun 17, 2021

The Raneys face an emotional rescue of young, inexperienced homesteaders in Alabama; to save the legacy of an eighth generation family property, they must use all new ingenuity including a solar kiln, tornado bunker and upcycled predator-proof coop.

Jun 24, 2021

In Mississippi, the Raneys must first solve the mystery of flooding water before teaching a family of six to thrive off-grid together. Builds include a new Elvis-inspired "Heartbreak Goat-tel" goat pen, garden compound and metal forge.

Jul 1, 2021

The Raneys rescue the Kramers in Alaska by converting an old barn into a commercial fishing kitchen. But when Marty is suddenly forced to quarantine, Matt and Misty must finish alone, leading to the discovery of the homestead's biggest resource: gold.

Jul 8, 2021

Misty and Matt find themselves alone on a critical rescue of Alaskan homesteaders ill from dirty water and stuck in a crumbling cabin. It's all-hands-on-deck as the Raneys call in family reinforcements to bring all new ingenuity to save the day.

Jul 15, 2021

The Raneys rescue a young family with a crumbling cabin on a homestead infested by slugs carrying a brain-eating parasite.

Jul 29, 2021

The Raneys attempt to rescue a family descended from rock'n'roll royalty by reclaiming their homestead from the jungle on Kauai. But when a dangerous flash flood strikes, the Raneys find themselves on the wrong side of the river and out of time.

Oct 17, 2021

In the rugged Tennessee mountains, the Raneys scramble to save a family without suitable food, water and shelter; Marty constructs a massive yurt, Misty transforms a rundown pond into a food source, and Matt creates a workshop with a propane forge.

Oct 24, 2021

The Raneys bring some homesteading mastery to a Vermont couple who start but rarely finish big projects. Marty creates viable access through dense terrain, Misty builds an underground garden and Matt bear-proofs the homestead with ingenious builds.

Nov 7, 2021

The Raneys find an Idaho family struggling to survive in a geodesic dome home on the edge of a cliff. While Marty brings them water and Misty builds an innovative garden greenhouse, Matt and a local tracker corner a dangerous predator in a tree.

Nov 14, 2021

In order to save a Georgia homestead drowning in a snake and gator-invested swamp, the Raneys must find an ingenious way to reclaim the Buchannans' land from the encroaching mire and all it brings with it.

Nov 21, 2021

The Raneys rush to Texas homesteaders in severe hardship and unable to realize their dream of rescuing "kill" horses. Misty builds a multi-tier garden and duck pond, Marty constructs an innovative horse barn and Matt designs a unique storm shelter.

Nov 28, 2021

With a major setback in Misty's build, the Raneys race the clock in their rescue of a Texas homestead; Marty tackles the water crisis, Misty scrambles to complete the pond and garden, and Matt builds a hog trap for an additional food resource.

Dec 5, 2021

The Raneys find a Montana homestead struggling through food, predator and power problems. Marty and Matt reunite them with old firefighter squad mates who help consolidate and build out a couple's homestead for safety and accessibility.

Dec 12, 2021

The Raneys rescue a single-father homesteader facing threats of rockslides and bears in a Montana box canyon; but with Matt in Alaska awaiting the birth of his daughter, Marty and Misty face an uphill battle.

Dec 19, 2021

Marty faces his most daunting challenge ever in the rescue of a Tennessee homestead. Down Misty and Matt, he calls on past homesteaders and friends Ken and Anita Corsini, a husband and wife HGTV home renovation team.

Feb 28, 2023

The Raneys struggle to revive an inherited Wyoming hill country homestead with a tragic legacy.

Mar 7, 2023

Bus-dwelling Virginia homesteaders struggle for a foothold in the wilderness.

Mar 14, 2023

The Raneys meet their match on a homestead in Idaho, where millennial off-gridders are plagued with dead soil, grizzly bear visits and constant landslides.

Mar 21, 2023

The Raneys answer an urgent call where they find a family with all the infrastructure, but minimal skills to realize their dream.

Mar 28, 2023

Apr 4, 2023

Nov 19, 2023

A Colorado war veteran's family and stable of horses are ravaged by hurricane-force winds that make subsistence all but impossible. But when the Raneys learn of their larger dream, they pull out the stops with some of their most creative builds yet.

Nov 26, 2023

Oregon homesteaders find their dream in jeopardy following a near-fatal accident; the Raneys face a daunting rescue where a dilapidated bridge has cut them off from their land, and strict building regulations force them to get creative.

Dec 3, 2023

An early 20s couple struggle to keep their homestead afloat in torrential Texas weather. But the Raneys face a tense and daunting rescue to save the rain-devastated cabin and soggy livestock shelters under threat of storms and tornado warnings.

Dec 10, 2023

A three-generation family in Tennessee's Smoky Mountains finds their homestead failing because they choose to live on the useless side of their land attached to power.

Dec 17, 2023

The Raneys enter the shadow of Mount Denali to tackle their first-ever dual homestead rescue; Marty, Misty and Matt race against the clock to address food, water and shelter concerns that could ensure both homesteads survive the next brutal winter.

Jan 7, 2024

An extended family of homesteaders are on the brink of disintegration in Texas, crowded with their animals on a sliver of their land; to overcome the rift between the homesteaders and the homestead itself, the Raneys must execute an epic overhaul.

Jan 14, 2024

A single mother finds herself unprepared for winter in Interior Alaska.

Jan 21, 2024

Rookie homesteaders may not survive their first Arizona desert winter.

Jan 28, 2024

A family of recent transplants from California that is longing for ranch life in central Texas finds itself on one of the most unsuitable homesteads the Raneys have seen yet; to save them, the Raneys must execute a total homestead makeover.

Feb 4, 2024

Young homesteaders and their livestock in Georgia are mired in mud clay.

Oct 27, 2024

A tragic plane crash has destroyed access to his homestead across a treacherous river.

Nov 3, 2024

Virginia homesteaders are on the brink after the disappearance of their water and food sources.

Nov 10, 2024

The Raneys are in Maine to help a couple whose homestead is overrun with boglands.

Nov 17, 2024

Marty re-rescues an Ohio homestead besieged by storms and a crumbling wall.

Nov 24, 2024

Novice but passionate farmsteaders in Iowa are on the verge of losing the legacy of their late father. The Raneys must quickly give them an off-grid masterclass and help them complete one of the most unique rescues ever.

Dec 1, 2024

A Big Island family finds their off-grid paradise strangled by destructive storms that bring deadly pests and invasive strawberry guava. In what will become one of the Raneys' most emotional rescues yet, they are forced to get more creative than ever to save themselves.

Dec 8, 2024

It's the Raneys' first Florida rescue, and a single mom is struggling against an overflowing swamp caused by devastating tropical storms. Worse yet, severe flooding has brought an invasion of gators -- the Raneys must be more inventive than ever to save them.

Jan 5, 2025

With another big storm on the horizon, Marty responds to a new desperate plea from the Bower Family in eastern Vermont. With their only property access route wiped out by a 100-year flood, Marty must devise a new plan -- without Misty or Matt.

Jan 12, 2025

An Alaska family's homestead grinds to a halt, facing an invasion of brown bears displaced by recent wildfires. The Raneys help them build the first-ever "homestead fortress" to safeguard their livelihood amidst the apex predators.

Jan 19, 2025

A single mother's homestead is trapped between two active volcanoes, and she finds herself torn between giving up and fighting for the life her kids love. To battle the threat of toxic rain, the Raneys reinforce her besieged homestead, adding a safe water source and fortified gardens.

Jan 26, 2025

Marty Raney returns to the island of Kauai to find the Nashes five-acre homestead again in peril. While Marty creates a barn for the family's sheep and upgrades their bee-keeping operation, a surprise guest helps them revive their overgrown garden.

Feb 2, 2025

A widowed homesteader, realizing she didn't learn the skills she needed before her husband's passing, is overwhelmed by her large family homestead. Her six kids are now even more determined to protect their dad's off-grid legacy and over 100 animals.

Feb 16, 2025

Marty re-rescues a Montana homestead in need of a tighter footprint.

Feb 23, 2025

A historical Oregon homestead is the target of two raging rivers.

Sep 23, 2025

After Hurricane Helene obliterates a 100-year-old farmhouse in NC, a once self-sufficient family is left with nothing; the Raneys face their most urgent mission yet: to rebuild a fourth-generation homestead, making it 100% self-sustainable.

Sep 30, 2025

Two young couples in Alaska struggle with their homestead near the Arctic Circle; but with no access, no water and no shelter, survival is impossible; the Raneys must engineer all-season solutions for the harshest climate they've ever faced.

Oct 7, 2025

A Colorado family's dream of self-sufficiency is crumbling under the destructiveness of their bison herd. To supply the ranch with food and water, the Raneys must first tame the chaos and build a path to true self-sustainability -- starting with the herd.

Oct 14, 2025

Marty returns to Interior Alaska to help a single mother whose homestead is on the brink of ruin. With a quake-damaged water line and bears circling the property, he must act fast to protect the Adams family's animals and dream.

Oct 21, 2025

A single mom watches her family's dream of a Big Island coffee farm fade; under threat from wild hogs, invasive bamboo and a lack of water, the Raneys must clear a path to survival.

Oct 28, 2025

The Black family thrived after their rescue three years ago, but success has brought with it new, overwhelming issues. Marty returns to the Black Hills to help them battle the elements as they rebuild to protect against intensifying inclement weather.

Nov 4, 2025

The off-grid dream of an Arkansas family spans three generations -- but lately, they're struggling to make it work. A polar vortex hits mid-rescue, and the Raneys must pivot fast to protect lives and salvage the homestead's future.

Nov 11, 2025

When neighbors send a plea for help, the Raneys rush to rescue a lone Montana homesteader. With winter bearing down upon them, they must build a survival strategy from scratch to secure shelter, water and food before it's too late.

May 12, 2026

In California's fire country, a couple's dream homestead is on the brink of ruin; when Marty must leave early, Misty and Matt face the flames and an urgent fix, alone in a high-stakes rescue.

May 19, 2026

At over 9,000 feet, a Colorado family faces inhospitable alpine isolation; winter looms, threatening to cut them off from civilization; the Raneys must upgrade their infrastructure and water supply before it's too late.

May 26, 2026

Marty heads back to Missouri to reinforce the Oglesbys' failing cabin, but upon discovering critical needs at their son's homestead, his mission doubles; can Marty save both cabins in a limited amount of time?

Jun 2, 2026

The Raneys head to West Virginia to rescue a mountaintop homestead with over 300 animals and no water; but the land and its owners are stubbornly resisting the necessary changes, making the rescue one of their biggest challenges yet.

Jun 9, 2026

Marty returns to a once-swampy Louisiana homestead, now ravaged by scorching heat, drought, and deadly predators. With the family on the brink of collapse, he races to restore their water, protect the livestock, and keep them from losing it all.

Jun 16, 2026

A young couple's dream adobe homestead in New Mexico is dying, smothered by invasive trees; the Raneys take on their first adobe home rescue, fighting to restore the 80-year-old structure and transform the surrounding land into a thriving, off-grid haven.

Jun 23, 2026

Disaster hits home when flash floods endanger Misty's Hawaiian farmstead. The Raneys rush to Kauai for a deeply personal rescue, building elevated shelters and fusing island ingenuity with Alaskan resilience.